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The Wednesday Wars

Average rating

4 out of 5

Based on 93 Ratings and 83 Reviews

Book Description

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. During 1967, when all his classmates go to Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare.

About Gary D. Schmidt (Author) : Gary Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and a Newbery Honor fo... moreView Gary D. Schmidt's profile

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How many times have you thought a teacher designed her assignments as an attempt to torture you? Holling is certain Mrs.’ Baker has this agenda. Maybe there were times she did in the beginning, but secretly he ended up enjoying working with her one-on-one. In fact he learns his teacher is almost h... more

How many times have you thought a teacher designed her assignments as an attempt to torture you? Holling is certain Mrs.’ Baker has this agenda. Maybe there were times she did in the beginning, but secretly he ended up enjoying working with her one-on-one. In fact he learns his teacher is almost human.
Set in the turbulent 1960’s the book throws readers into the era of flower children, Vietnam, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy’s assassination. The book lacks the umph factor to grab the reluctant reader, but children that enjoy a bit of history in their fiction and adults that grew up during this time will appreciate how Schmidt seams the two together. The humor and cultural tidbits alone make me happy to highly recommend this book.
Newbery Honor Book. 2007

7/27/2007 Barbara O'Connor said: Great story no doubt about it. But sometimes I felt that the humor was more adult. It felt almost aimed more at adults than kids. Reminded me a bit of Ferris Bueller as far as his relationship with his sister. Loved that. And the teacher stuff was great.tags: middle-grade